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Letters Patent No. 98,038, dated December 21, 1869.

IMPROVBD COMBINATION' OF PIANO-FORTE AND CABINET.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame To all persons to whom these presents shall come:

Be it known that I, EDWARD Corman, ot* Boston, county of Sutfolk, andState of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful ImprovedCombined PianoLFort-e and Cabinet; and that the following is a full andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingplates of drawings.

The presentinvention consists of a piano-forte, of the class known assquare and cabinet, combined in one and the same piece or article offurniture, by constructing under the body of t-he piano-forte, and uponwhich it rests or is attached in any sui-table manner, cases or closets,for the reception of books', sheets, or folios, relating to music, Src.,with snit-able` doors thereto, for opening and closing the same to view,together with applying, to the back of the piano-forte body, a frameextendingnpward and above the same,

of auysuitable design and ornamentation, and provided with shelves,Ste., for the reception of articles, such as vases, statuettes,landother ornaments or books, &c., and either with or without, as may bedesired, a mirror or mirrors.

In the accompanying plates of drawings, my improved combined piano-forteand cabinet is illustrated. In' plate 1,

Figure 1 is afront elevation, with the piano and cases closed.

Figure 2, a horizontal section in plane of line x z; 1.

.In plate- 2,

Figure 3 is a front elevation, with the piano-lid and ease orcloset-dooie opened.

Figure 4, a transverse vertical section in the plane ofthe line y y,iig.1. y A, in the drawings, represents the body ot' a'pianoforte, ofthat class of the same known as a square.

This body, upon its interior, is to be constructed and provided withmechanism and devices for the production of musical sounds, in any ofthe ordinary modes now practised, and for the purpose of opening andclosing the same, is provided with a top or lid, B, made in threesectionsv or parts, C, D, and E, hinged together, and to the rear sideot' the body A..

F, an under-supporting frame-work forthe body A, which, in lieu of beingsimply composed of legs, one

at each corner, as heretofore, is'made of a box-form,

(see fig. 2, plate 1,) more particularly divided into at least twoclosets or cases, G and H, open upon the front side of thebody A, and atsuch side each provided with a hinged door, I, for opening and closingtheir interior to view.

These closets, G and H, are located at each end of the body A; andbetween them, in the centre of the body, is a chamber, l2, wherein is tobe loc-ated the pedal-stand of the piano, in the usual manner.

This chamber may, or not, as desired, have a door for opening andclosing the same at pleasure.

The closet G is provided with a series of horizontal partitions, formingshelves, L, and the closet H with vertical partitions, M, whereby theyare adapted for.

the convenientreception of books, folios, and sheets of music, 85e.

N, a. fxame, applied to rear side of body A, in any suitable manner, bydowel-pinsjand socket-screws, or

otherwise, and extending upward therefrom in a ver- 'tical plane.

This fra-me N, in the present instance, at its centre, o, is cut out,for the reception of a mirror, and at several places is shown'asprovided with shelves, P, snpported by brackets, Q, for the reception ofvases, statuettes, books, and other ornaments.

In the manufacture of the sa'idtiame N, closets G and'H, and body A,itis intended to ornament the' vsame .by mouldiugs, in any suitablemanner.

From the above description of my invention, it ismanifest thata mostconvenient, useful,'serviceable, and vvdesirable article of fumiture isvproduced, combining in itself two now separate and distinct pieces, viz,a pianoforte and cabinet, and without sacrificing any of the features ofthe one or the other, possessed by it when made separate, such acombination economizing not only space in a room or apartment-,but

securing greater convenience by its compactness and general arrangement.

Having thus described my invention, I shall state my claim as follows:

What I claim as my invention, and desire to have secured to inc byLetters Patent, is-

A square piano-forte, in combination with closets G and H, and uprightextension-flame N, provided with shelves,Y when combined and arrangedtogether, forming one piece of furniture, as and for the purposedescribed.

' The above specification of my improved combined piano-forte andcabinet signed by me, this 20th day of Gctober, A. D. v1869. v

' EDW.' GOTTER.

Witnesses:

EDWIN W. BROWN, ALBERT W. Bnown.

